Sunday, June 2, 2013

One Pattern, Two Flowers

I recently made a baby hat and was looking for a
flower to adorn it. I didn’t want to use any of the flowers I already used, so
I experimented and came up with a new flower pattern.

The two flowers shown in the pictures are
basically the same pattern with one difference – chain ring vs. magic ring as a
start.

The flower on the right was made starting with a
chain 5 joined into a ring. I wasn’t too happy about the big hole in the middle.
Though it works nicely if a cute button is added (I didn’t have a cute button
on hand, so I used the only one I could find simply for the sake of taking a
picture).

So, to fix the problem of the big empty flower
center, I tried a magic ring. It worked out perfectly! The flower on the left
is the one I will be using for my baby hat (which I’ll show you later this
week).

If you are not familiar with the magic ring technique, this tutorial might be helpful.

I used Snuggly Wuggly by Loops and Threads and US size
H/8 (5.00 mm) hook. The flowers turned out almost three inches (about 7.5 cm)
in diameter.

I give the patterns for both versions below.

Empty Center Crochet Flower

Ch 5, join in ring with sl st.Round 1: ch 1, *2 dc, sc in ring * 5 times, sl st
into first ch-1 to join the round.Round 2: ch 2, turn the flower to the wrong side
and work into original ring, sc in between next 2 dc, ch 3, *sc in between next
2 dc, ch 3* 4 times, sl st into first sc to join the round. You should have
five ch-3 loops on the wrong side of the flower.Continue working on the right side of the flower into the ch-3 loops made in Round 2.Round 3: ch 1, *5 dc in next ch-3 space, sc in next sc* 5 times.Fasten off.

Closed Center Crochet FlowerMagic ringRound 1:ch
1, *2 dc, sc in ring * 5 times, sl st into first ch-1 to join the round. Don’t
pull the magic ring yet!Round 2: ch
2, turn the flower to the wrong side and work into original ring, sc in between
next 2 dc, ch 3, *sc in between next 2 dc, ch 3* 4 times, sl st into first sc
to join the round. You should have five ch-3 loops on the wrong side of the
flower. Pull the ring tightly!Continue working on the right side of the flower into the ch-3 loops made in Round 2.Round 3: ch 1, *5 dc in next ch-3 space, sc in next sc* 5 times.Fasten off.

I just made them! They look beautiful on some slippers I just finished!!! Here is the link for the slippers I'm doing, hope you don't mind. They fit perfectly!http://www.lbyarnco.com/2010/02/spring-slippers-2/